PS4 Thief capped at 30fps, producer suggests - 60fps 'not a necessity'

The next-gen console versions of Thief will likely be capped at 30 frames per second, Eidos Montreal producer Stephane Roy has suggested, telling VideoGamer.com that he would "prefer to have better physics" in PS4 Thief than a smoother "60 frames per second frame rate".

[Studio-YaMi]

Why ????

To HELL with your "not a necessity" bull ! :|

[sengoku]

i have to agree with roy here, 60fps would have been nice but better physics is more important.

[NewMonday]

Stephane Roy :"I don't want to put extra pressure on the team just because we can do it if it's not a necessity"

[Studio-YaMi]

If you're ok with just that then that's fine,but I'm not ! they either mean that the PS4 isn't capable of that(which is not the case here) or that they are lazy.

This is just stupid !

[decrypt]

"Why ????

To HELL with your "not a necessity" bull ! :|"

So much for competing with High end PCs.

Just get a PC and be done with it lol. No more being locked down to what devs think is good enough for you.

Again console gamers expecting 1080p 60fps next gen just will be disappointed. Console hardware just is weak and the rumors are already pointing that way. Giving it a ton of RAM is no replacement for CPU/GPU being low to mid range.

@Asimloenheart

In the long run it will sure be cheaper than getting a PS4.

A PC that can run these games at 1080p 60fps will most likely cost between 500-700usd. which isnt a lot more than the PS4. However The games for the PC cost a lot cheaper. Hence you save on every game bought. If you buy anywhere between 15-20 games a year, you would have covered the difference in the first year it self.

Also remember, PC is a long term investment. Next time you upgrade maybe 4-5 years later. You dont need to buy Casing, DVD, HD ETC. Hence its cheaper to upgrade.

A friend of mine bought a 1000usd PC back in 2009. It had a I5 750 and a 5870 GPU. He still enjoys 1080p 60fps on most games today. When the next consoles are out, all he will be doing is overclocking the CPU to 4ghz and getting a new GPU. The new GPU will probably cost him 300USD (thats cheaper than getting a console) and he will again be set to play games at 1080p 60fps.

Hence in the long run PC is cheaper, not only is it cheaper he gets to keep is gaming library that he must have spent thousands of usd on. Good luck trying to play PS3 games on a PS4.

[AsimLeonheart]

@Studio-Yami

It isnt PS4's fault. 60fps games were releasing even on the PS2 so console's power is not an issue. The issue is the developer's willingness to do it. Have you ever messed with graphics settings on the pc? You will see that when you decrease graphical detail and video resolution, the frame rate increases. Basically, it is a trade-off between graphics/resolution and frame rate. I have been saying this forever but it seems like many gamers still do not understand that. It is up to the developer to maintain 60 fps with decent graphics or 30 FPS with best possible graphics. If you improve graphics FPS drops and if you make the game native 1080p FPS drops. The developers just try to settle for 30 FPS and make the best possible graphics while maintaining that FPS. PCs have variable graphics and FPS so you can just use the latest card to run it at full graphics detail and 60 fps. Console game developers have to strike a balance between FPS and graphics because they have a fixed hardware and they want to push the graphics detail to maximum. Console gamers and developers just prefer better graphics over more FPS and we cannot have both.

[Fishy Fingers]

Consoles not even out and we're already using the "lazy developers" excuse? Lol

[AsimLeonheart]

@decrypt

And what will be the cost of such a PC that run games with max settings and 60 FPS?
Developers would not make 60 FPS games on PS4 even if it had a GTX Titan. They would choose to improve the graphics even more than what they could achieve on 60 FPS and settle for 30 FPS.
You are a PC gamer; you surely understand this by messing with graphics settings on your PC. When you increase graphics and video resolution, the FPS drops. That is how it goes. PC will always be the only platform where you can run games at 60 FPS because you can just buy a bigger/ better card unlike consoles. However, we all know the costs of having gaming PC capable of running latest games at maximum settings and 60 FPS.

[Ezz2013]

no one here seem to use logic

this game is using UE3 which is old as hell
and the Thief dev still can't make it run on 60fps ?!
sound lazy to me

Ps4 is damn beast
look at
KZSF/Deep down/knack/infamous SS etc of ps4 games
all of them are 1080p at 30fps and look far better than theif4
and also they are using Next gen engines
killzone SF can go toe to toe with BF4 on pc
and both are still alpha stage
http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

it's the dev fault ....not the console

Stephane Roy : "On my side, the type of game I'm going to work on... I don't want to put extra pressure on the team just because we can do it if it's not a necessity. If the players see nothing different, maybe I would prefer to have better physics and stuff like that and not this 60 frames per second frame rate."

they can do it but won't because they don't want the team to work hard on their first game on next gen consoles

yep they are lazy for sure
and i don't think any one here think this game is pushing ps4 or even using it final kit...well,maybe pc fanboys who want to down play consoles in every way possible
but someone with logic would know that not even close to truth at all for sure

[RememberThe357]

@Ezz: LOL I read that in my head with a really whinny voice and it was hilarious. But I'm high so...

[AsimLeonheart]

@Decrypt

I agree with you that it may be cheaper in the long run BUT the second issue comes with games. What if the games I like are only available on a certain console? For example, I recently played MGR, Ni No Kuni and God of War on my PS3. I cannot get these games on the PC so I have to get a console. I will be getting a PS4 for the same reason. I need to play Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, Uncharted and many other such console exclusives which I like. I understand PC games look better and it may also be cheaper in the long run but I have to be where my favourite games are; and that is on my Playstation.

[I_am_Batman]

@decrypt: The thing is if you buy a PC for 500-700 $ it will run most games at 1080p 60 fps today. But in a year or two you won't be able to do that anymore. A friend bought a PC for 800€ in 2008 and he can't play Far Cry 3 with more than 20fps or Crysis 3 while I'm still able to do that on my PS3 from 2007. And those games aren't even optimized all that well on PS3. I don't want to dismiss PC gaming cause like you said you get the games cheaper most of the time but 15-20 games a year sounds a lot to me. I like to take my time with games and play them on different difficulties and unlock everything.

[reynod]

This probably has to do with the Tablet CPU in the PS4.

Even on PCs, no matter how powerful a GPU. If the CPU isnt strong enough, the frame rate will be low.

The PS4 comes with a good GPU well its mid range. However the CPU is really low end. They probably gave it a Tablet CPU because their focus was 30fps game play. Since most people dont know the difference between 30 and 60fps. Hell most people dont even know what fps is.

Which is why they decided to go the cheaper CPU route. Ask any PC gamer nevermind a Tablet CPU even a Desktop CPU running at 1.8ghz isnt going to do any wonders.

[LackTrue4K]

Is the next gen Xbox holding the Playstation back again?!?!

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

30fps just like killzone!

lol why do people say 60fps is not needed in stealth? So the animation doesn't need to be smooth? I will get pc version.

[T900]

Sony should have given it more RAM lol /s

The gen hasnt even started and Devs already are declaring games to be 720p or 30fps.

Its a sad reality that people will need to live upto. Console makers no longer target high end specs like they used to. They just dont want to take a loss on the hardware any more.

Instead they want to build a system as cheaply as possible so they can profit asap.

Last gen when the Xbox 360 was released it was as fast as a high end PC of its time. PS3 was a bit behind but still very competitive. This gen well looks like both will be low to mid range PCs before they are even launched. They probably will be badly outdated by the time they launch.

PS4 probably just a victim of corporate greed.

[Utalkin2me]

I just don't understand why the PC guys constantly tout spec and graphics. See alot of people do not care, most console gamers just care about games. And some of the best games these past 7 years could not be played on PC.

This reminds me of my neighbor that just bought a 40,000 camaro and everytime i go to my truck and see him outside he makes a comment about it, like "Man this thing will fly". But what he doesn't realize is i could care less. I could have bought 2 of my trucks for the price of his car and my truck gets me from a to b, just as fast as his camaro (referring to speed limit).

[thechosenone]

and this is the problem with multiplats.

[No FanS Land]

60fps is overplayed seriouly like the game

"which pushes the console to its limits".

it's maybe even an artistic decision. Honestly playing a slow paced game at 60fps is a pain.
let's say they create a rock solid 30fps game with no single screen tearing and framedrop, I'd be satisifed.

I'd rather drive an Acura NSX which is reliable as hell compared to a Ferrari, while is faster, always needs servicing.

EDIT: Anyway, take it easy guys, games like this are about the experience. Heck every "memorable game" should be about the impression left on the player, not just : Look at Teh graphics! Crysis is beautiful, but is it that wonderful to play?

[MysticStrummer]

@decrypt - "Just get a PC and be done with it lol. No more being locked down to what devs think is good enough for you."

Sure. Just get a PC, and resign yourself to missing out on one Game of the Year after another. I hate to break it to you, but unless you make a game yourself, you'll always be at the mercy of what devs think is good enough for you no matter what platform you're on. The bottom line is, it's clearly said that PS4 can do it. The best part is, their reason for not pushing 60fps on PS4 is the same reason it's ridiculous for PC gamers to claim consoles hold PC gaming back: "I don't want to put extra pressure on the team just because we can do it if it's not a necessity".

[Jobesy]

@ Mr. High and Mighty Decrapt, how much does it cost to build a PC that can do local mp like consoles do? Oh wait, a PC can't do that...so much power and you can't even play a local mp game with a buddy or relative...sad isn't it? Even the oldest of consoles outperform the latest and greatest PC on that front.

[T900]

@jobesy

Actually this gen many games have forgone splitscreen gaming. Even then if you insist PC can do split screen on:

Blur
Dirt 3
Left4dead series
Portal 2
Track Mania

For more games you can check this link out:

http://www.pcsplitscreen.co...

Not only does PC do splitscreen. In a gen where splitscreen even on consoles is ignored, PC can emulate old consoles and give you access to a multitude of splitscreen games from old consoles. The library would be so vast it would easily over shadow the current consoles.

[JAMurida]

@Decrypt

I know this doesn't apply to outside US, but Gamefly and Redbox save you a lot of money when it comes to games. You could Redbox the new GoW and beat it over the weekend for $2-$6, compared to full price. As with Gamefly, $20 for a month can get you up to 3-4 games.

[wishingW3L]

can they even do 60 frames on UE3? Because even DmC was 30 frames... I think it's just hard for developers to achieve that frame-rate with that Engine in particular.

[starchild]

That's what the PC is for. :-)

Seriously, though, I think this confirms what many of us have been saying: most next gen games on consoles will probably be 1080p and 30 fps. Some might be 720p and 60 fps. But very few will be 1080p/60fps.

This is why I love the PC. I can soar past the constraints of the consoles and play my games at super-fluid frame-rates and super high resolutions.

[dcbronco]

@decrypt

This is the beginning of a lifecycle. Nobody take full advantage of a consoles ability in the first series of games. Just like this generation, developers will do more and more as they learn the equipment.

Also, let's talk about your friend. Your friend has a $1000 PC he bought in '09. It has a AMD GPU in it two generations older than the one in the PS4. He gets 1080p and 60fps. But you believe the PS4 can't. Based on the closed optimized console having twice the ability of a open PC theory. Explain why the PS4 couldn't do 1080p, 60fps. This is simply the new generation learning curve.

When the current generation started developers used one core of the CPU on some games. It took time to learn different architectures. x86 or not, these APUs are a little different and while easier than last generation will take time.

[iNcRiMiNaTi]

@wishingW3L

I have these games on PC all running at 60fps max settings 1080p so it's definitely NOT the engine. There are more UE3 games but these are the ones with a console release as well

Unreal Tournament 3
Rainbor 6 Vegas 1/2
Bioshock Infinite
Spec Ops: The Line
Bulletstorm
Dishonored
Mass Effect 1/2/3
Borderlands 1/2
DmC: Devil May Cry
Brother's in Arms Hell's Highway
Batman Arkham Asylum
Batman Arkham City
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Alice: Madness Returns

It does require capable hardware but I would've thought that a ps4 would be able to tear through a UE3 game at least after seeing it's specs and UE4 running on it. But then again the samaritan demo required 3 GTX 580's and that was UE3 as well, maybe Thief 4 is more demanding than current UE3 games

[SilentNegotiator]

How intensive do physics need to be for a game like this? Sounds like a bad excuse to me.

[BlackKnight]

Everyone needs to realize that UE3 is not some static thing. UE3 in gears of war 1 is way older than the gears of war 3 engine. Even more so, the new consoles are DX11, so when they are using UE3, they are using the version that some PC games have, which is the DX11 version of UE3. Remember this tech demo?

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

THIS is the kind of UE3 that Thief 4 is using.

Hell, there is a free to play game called Warframe on PC that is in beta but anyone can play and it looks STUNNING and ONLY uses half of my card's horsepower (GTX 680) at max settings, 1080P.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

It is pretty damn impressive and this is just done by a small free to play dev.

So remember, UE3 can mean all sorts of different things, it's up to the developer to use newer, better versions and optimize it correctly.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Some of you guys are so slow its not even funny.

To say "well PS2 did 60fps" or "PS3 games like Wipeout did 60fps" thus EVERY PS4 game HAS to do 60fps.....wtf?

Do you guys not understand that the more information that is put into a game ie physics, textures, tessellation, etc mean its less and less that you've get to achieve this "60fps"? LOL!

Lets say I own a PC, and my build is competely the same for years. I play Crysis at 60fps, that doesn't mean Crysis 4 will play at 60fps...please stop thinking "the system makes 60fps" it has EVERYTHING to do with the actual game producing this 60fps, yes the hardware comes into play, but not as much as you guys might think.

PS4 will use less FPS for a lot of reasons, which have MORE to do with developers and publishers then anything else. ie Why should Activision sacrifice details, physics, graphic effects etc JUST to have 60fps? Why? And be out down by BF4? They will take a compromise.

More power doesn't mean everything "60fps" it just means you can make the "last gen" games 60fps ie If I owned this beast PC that maxed Crysis 1 at 60fps, it means all the games under Crysis 1 (or released before it) will clearly do over 60fps.

ie HL2, Oblivion etc will do 60fps or more on my system (HL2 does like over 100fps).

So, having a system that "ran" games at 60fps, doesn't mean new games will just automatically run 60fps JUST cause the last ones did. It doesn't work that way people.

W....well Wipeout did 60fps 1080p on PS3 THUS EVERYG AME CAN DO 1080p 60FPS ON PS3 AND PS4! ....da fuq? LOL!

[ProjectVulcan]

The game was designed on PC for PC.

Be happy consoles are getting them game at all. PS4 is a lower midrange PC, why would you expect it to run a game created for hardware probably faster than PS4 to run so much better on it?

[_-EDMIX-_]

LOL! PS4 in no way shape or form is a "mid range" PC.

I own a "mid range" PC. I own a HD5770, 4gigs ddr3 ram and a quad core CPU at 3.10. No damn way a PS4 is "mid range" LOL!

Mind you, my GPU maxes out pretty much every game this gen pretty damn well. I feel no need to upgrade JUST yet.

"Mid range" to me means, you able to play games on medium to low settings. I'm playing High to ultra settings on most games ie BF3 and Skyrim (even with mods)

My gpu is around 1.2 to 1.3TFLOPS (have to look it up LOL) but its NO WAY near a 1.85TFLOP gpu and 8gigs ddr5. Thats just a damn joke.

Mind you EVEN IF, I did have a GPU that was 1.85 and 8gigs of ram, it would STILL be weaker then a PS4.

Optimization. To reach PS4 levels, you actually need a little better tech, you have to take into consideration optimization. So a 2.5TFLOP gpu and 16gigs would better do the job of out doing a PS4....even then....good luck getting games that are even exclusive to the damn thing! LOL!

Now I'm still looking to upgrade my PC later in 2015, but as of right now, it makes sense for me to go PS4 and then wait and see for PC.

[ProjectVulcan]

Obviously you need to have a look at current hardware _-EDMIX-_

PS4 is a midrange PC by 2012 standards. 7850 launched in March 2012 and was absolutely midrange. The 7970, 7950, GTX680 and GTX670 are much, much faster and were all launched by the end of May 2012- virtually a year ago now!

A 7850 sits precisely in the middle of the current Radeon 7 series range hierarchy. It has been something like 18 months since 7850 level performance was considered 'high end'.

But then this is ignoring the fact PS4 isn't actually out yet and by the time it is, PC hardware will have taken a further step.

If you don't accept that it is midrange, then you don't know much about current hardware.

Its CPU would sit below any full desktop quad core x86 processor you care to name from the past 4 years or so.

Console optimisation is always massively overestimated. 8800GTX is still well ahead of the existing consoles and it is less than 2.5x faster on paper and typically 2x as fast in practice on a reasonably well optimised game

e.g Bioshock Infinite

Secondly on this point, people seem to think that you just pull instant fixed console platform advantages out of a hat from day one.

WRONG!

Console optimisation takes time as well. Early console games are usually not very well optimised.....!

By the time they are, PC hardware has moved on so much it doesn't matter a lot anyway.

[Gaming101]

Wow, people accusing the devs of being lazy when they're probably working 60-80 hours a week to put this out. The 60 FPS ordeal is nonsense, it's not needed for every single game. A slow paced stealth game like Thief would benefit more from more advanced AI and higher resolution textures, better texture filtering, better lighting and haze affects, all these things are infinitely more important than 60 vs 30 FPS on a slow paced stealth game. Use your brains people, it's not a twitch based FPS or racing game!

[peowpeow]

The amount of agrees on some fully incorrect comments is baffling.

[InactiveUser]

@decrypt

Check that math.

"$1000 in 2009" + at least "$300" in upgrades soon = $1300+

The PS3 dropped to $299 in 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

So unless the PS4 is over a grand (which it won't be) I don't see how "In the long run it will sure be cheaper than getting a PS4." since you're starting out ~$600 in the hole going by your friend's PC example.

And if you're buying "15-20" per year.. at full retail price.. you need to step your game up in patience and quality control. You can just as easily wait until games are cheap on PS3/4 as you can on PC.

Also, good luck playing much beyond multiplats, RTS', and MMOs on PC while PS gets games like Uncharted, God of War, Heavy Rain, Resistance, Killzone, Metal Gear Solid (likely to be PS exclusive or PS/XB), The Last of Us, etc. PC doesn't even get all multiplats, like 2010 GotY Red Dead Redemption for example.

[InactiveUser]

@vulcan

And here we go with the this single $400-450+ part is better than what's in the PS4 argument again.

Yea, videocards that cost as much as the full console perform better than it. Amazing. And the rest of the parts necessary to run those games with that video card? You're no longer talking anywhere near $400. Your motherboard, hard drive, RAM, optical drive, inputs (HDMI, USBs, etc.), CPU, operating system, power supply, heatsink, case, controller, etc.

[LocutusEstBorg]

Some developoers aren't even running 1080p.

[InactiveUser]

Few will probably see this, but talking to decrypt in PMs, I brought up this point against the 'cheaper PC game / Steam sales'...

Resale Value.

How much resale value do you have on those digital copies?

$0, since it's against the terms of use? And Valve has and does crack down on this.
http://www.geek.com/games/v...

1/3rd of what you paid is probably like hitting the lottery, if you don't get caught or reported.

Meanwhile on console, if you wait past the initial quick price drop near launch of a game and buy at $20 or $30 or $40.. if you wanted to, you could turn right around a resell that physical copy for the same or similar price as you just paid.

Say you barely waited and paid $50 for a console game that you kept for a bit and resell for $40. What's your loss? $10; 20%.

If you buy when it's near $20 and by then very slowly dropping.. maybe you get your $20 back.. your loss? $0? $2? $3?; 0-15%.

And if you got some early PC digital download deal? Say $30. You have no resale, so if you're never going to replay that game.. your loss.. $30; 100% loss.

Or maybe you do sneak through a sale of your account. You don't get reported and get lucky at ~35% of what you paid.. your loss? 65%.

Go through any similar scenario you want, the math still doesn't come close to adding up. The 'cheaper PC games' argument actually increases the cost difference once you take resale value into account.

Unless you buy tons and tons and tons of games Day 1 at full retail and hang onto every mediocre game for the rest of your life, PC does not have a price advantage as far as games goes.

[ProjectVulcan]

EeJLP

"And here we go with the this single $400-450+ part is better than what's in the PS4 argument again."

Please show me where I made this argument.

I mentioned absolutely nought of costs.

All I stated was that yes, in fact PS4 is a lower- midrange gaming PC best case as of May 2012. If you have a valid argument to dispute this then please go ahead but unfortunately all the evidence I have presented really precludes such an argument.

Cost is another matter. Can I personally justify the cost of better hardware on a PC?

Yes, I easily can considering the lower price of games (I keep them) the fact I won't pay for online, the fact I choose carefully and old hardware has resale value etc many variable factors make PC gaming not really significantly expensive in the long run for me, and the draw of a significantly superior multplat version of a top notch game totally worth it in my opinion.

Really, Biosock Infinite is one of the best games ever made and playing the best version (PC) that is head and shoulders above the console ones is totally worth it for me. I could mention dozens of others but plainly I feel any outlay is worth it- because I know the difference between the versions aethestically first hand is quite large!

Ever owned a brand new Ferrari? Then being forced to drive a 7 year old Toyota Camry or a Honda Accord instead? All perfectly acceptable forms of transport, but lets face it, when you have experienced the Ferrari and can own one and use it, it is not a difficult choice to want to drive it as much as possible and keep hold of it at every opportunity...

PC is that Ferrari.

Cost is greatly a personal argument and can be debated to a point.

The fact that PS4 is a midrange PC at best (by year old standards no less) is precisely that.

A fact. Mkays?

[ninjahunter]

Thief is a really slow paced game, honestly it would be playable at 20 fps as far as responsiveness goes. Besides the game would probably be pretty stuttery and have screen tearing if they uncapped it.

[TheRot]

Isn't thief a stealth game? 60fps isn't that important in a stealth game

[yaz288]

"60fps isn't that important in a stealth game"

Nice now this shit depends on the genre? regardless of what game it is 60 fps will actually enhance the experience and enjoyment of any game ... try to jump from any 30 fps game to 60 in pc. you will be WOWed!

I don't see how they can't achieve both. Just knowing that the ps4 is stronger than my 3 years old pc which have played most of the games released today beautifully is enough for me.

[Muerte2494]

depend on the genre. Call of Duty was always doing 60fps on ps3 and Xbox360 but it wasn't as polygon heavy as Crysis, Killzone, Battlefield, or even Resistance. It all depends on what your trying to achieve with your game. I'm almost certain that BF4 will run at 30fps on consoles. They needed a 7990 (dual GPU)and 16gb DDR3 to run the trailer.

[DigitalAnalog]

But the BF4 trailer ran at a 3K res on MAX settings. That is a ridiculously high benchmark to compare to. I don't see why the PS4 shouldn't be able to run it at LEAST 720p/60fps with med/high settings.

[Donnieboi]

It's a stealth game. 30 fps wont do it any harm. Yeah 60 fps would be nice, but you wont feel any benefit in a slow stealth game. So they decided that more can be squeezed out of the system if they stuck to just 30 fps.

But if it's also 720p and not 1080p, then maybe it means that the lower framerate PLUS lower HD res could lead us to believe that the ps4 is not as powerful as we hoped.

Either way, it'll still be a lot more affordable than a $1000 PC, so i'm fine with the ps4.

[DeadlyFire]

A majority of games are going to aim for 1080@30 fps I believe. Although even when they do. 720 resolutions could benefit from it and run more fluidly.

PS4 is in its early days. 60 fps days will come sooner than most think. Game engines have to work 100% on the new hardware before they can say hell yeah its at 60 fps. As the engine works on the hardware then people can see it running and then they can optimize the engine even further for the hardware so it moves faster.

[Donnieboi]

What is everyone so bent out of shape about? Don't get mad at me, im not the one who put the fps cap at 30 fps. I was just trying to look at the cup half full.

[Donnieboi]

Interview says:

"On my side, the type of game I'm going to work on... I don't want to put extra pressure on the team just because we can do it if it's not a necessity. If the players see nothing different, maybe I would prefer to have better physics and stuff like that and not this 60 frames per second frame rate."

See what happens when u actually READ the articles before flipping out?

The game won't benefit from 60fps, but WILL if the stay at 30fps and free up more potential prowess from out of the ps4.

I trust that they know what they are doing.

[Muerte2494]

I can do 1080p @ 30fps, but I don't understand why they would even bother with 720p. I don't recall them saying it was going to be in 720p. I'm certain 1080p @ 30fps is the new standard. Otherwise, there wouldn't really be any justification for purchasing a next gen system. Does anyone know what MGSV FPS were?

@Donnieboi,
Probably because you the threw out a baseless hypothetical when you mentioned Thief being in 720p. It wasn't mentioned anywhere in the article, only by a idiot's comment on the article.

[meetajhu]

Lol not a necessity or ps4 couldn't render at 60fps???

8Gb GDDR5 the next cell processor

[MysticStrummer]

"I don't want to put extra pressure on the team just because we can do it if it's not a necessity"

"just because we can do it"

[Muerte2494]

right there leads me to believe that it may actually be a case of "lazy developer". So you're not going to put your all into it, huh? Ok, guess i don't need to put all of my $60 into it either. Thank you MysticStrummer for bringing this to light. Sony went out of their way to make it easier for you can you're still choosing to be lazy.

"I don't want to put extra pressure on the team just because we can do it if it's not a necessity" -Thief DEV

[LOL_WUT]

They stated that gamers wouldn't see anything different, thats why they wen't with better physics and not the 60 fps.

I think everyones jumping the gun I don't recall them saying it would be 720p all they said was it would be identical to the PC version. If it indeed turns out to be 720p then i guess we can call them lazy... ;)

[specialguest]

B-b-b-but da CE...i mean RAM??? Lol

Yeap, i think this will be another 30fps Gen. As pc graphics continue to push forward, consoles will do whatever it takes to keep up, and that usually means sacrificing that silky smooth 60fps.

The ps4 is not even out yet and devs are already doing it. Imagine 3 yrs down the line.

[solar]

aka "we are limited by hardware and cannot achieve 60fps with what we want to do with the game. "

[HeavenlySnipes]

They clearly said they COULD do it but its not of importance to them so they'd rather not waste resources and money trying to accomplish that. They don't want to delay the production og the game jst to make sure its running at 60FPS

Or maybe you can't read....

[delboy]

Because next gen is weak, despite the 8gigs of ram.
RAM is nothing without computing power!
But fan boys won't admit it.
Not the first time that I will tell you this, don't expect a big jump for the next generation.

[MysticStrummer]

"don't expect a big jump for the next generation."

We've already seen a big jump and nothing's been released.

[Prcko]

did you know movies you watch are 30fps???
why would we need 60 fps??
try games with 30 and 60 fps,difference is so small

[BlackKnight]

The visual aspect is just part of it. Controller response times are higher at 60fps, you see more information per second which makes fast paced games running at 60fps MUCH more enjoyable and less jerky looking with motion.

Thief doesn't need 60FPS though. I'd rather have 30FPS and better graphics with a slow paced stealth game than 60FPS and graphics turned down.

http://boallen.com/fps-comp...

good example of FPS differences (less noticeable if you monitor or TV is LCD and not of good quality)

[SonyNGP]

You've never played a game in 60fps.

[M-M]

Most movies are actually 24FPS.

[pete007]

in fact bluray is 24fps, but a movie gets frame by frame specific rework, and before release its been revised a thowsand times, rendering 3d universes are completely different things, we need the 60 fps or higher to an optimal and smooth visualization

[Objective]

Could be their way of saying they maxed out the PS4. Let's see if Sony comes out to say otherwise.

[Corpser]

A lot of games will be 30 FPS on ps4, Carmack is right

[MEsoJD]

I've been gaming on pc and consoles for years and I must say that 60fps should be the standard. You can actually really tell/feel the difference from 30 to 60.

[zerocrossing]

When did games start getting made in line with "necessity"? O.o

[KnightRobby]

This is insane. If I am going to shell out as much money as I know they are going to ask for, they better not have to be choosing between physics or frame-rate. They'd better be able to do both!

[jcnba28]

Haha and Project Cars on Wii U will be native 720p 60fps :)

[Blasphemy]

8 GB of RAM and they capping it at 30fps WTF!!!

[ExCest]

Ram's main effect is on texture loading, caching, and whatnot (with my limited understanding).

8 GB of RAM isn't that much if you think about it unless a game can actually use all that for loading stuff.

The cap is probably because of some decision to do less work.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

Confirmed. PS4 not powerful enough to do both.

[ado908]

@decrypt

You do realize the game can be made at 60 FPS right?

[Bladesfist]

Performance > Visuals

[The Meerkat]

^This

30 fps can give me headaches while 60fps does not.

[Muerte2494]

Headaches and Nausea caused by FPS in games is a variation of motion sickness, which is your brain struggling to come to terms with the mixed messages concerning movement that it is getting from your eyes (I am moving around, in the case of a game) and from your cerebellum's center of balance (we are not moving). To simplify, the faster the images move, the better chance of headache or motion sickness.

So in your case 30FPS should be better than 60FPS. Or you're just lying about it all together.

[BlackKnight]

To be fair, slow paced games can benefit from better graphics and only 30FPS, especially since movement is slower and you pay attention to smaller details more.

A faced paced shooter or fighting game or racing game definitely benefits from 60FPS and should go that route.

[peowpeow]

I harp on about high fps alot, but it's true some games you just walk through and gaze at the detail.. good thing for good PCs, they can have the max detail + smoothness and it's amazing

[Prodigy-X]

Oh My God!!! if the console can do 60fps then why not take advantage.

[MasterCornholio]

Because they don't want to spend the time optimising the game for the PS4. And by doing that they can cut down on development costs.

But honestly if they actually lock the frame rate at 30FPS that should be more than enough for most people with a stealth game.

Motorola RAZR i

[RememberThe357]

Why do you leave a "Motorola RAZR i" at the end of your comments? Oh wait, one bubble. Well this was kinda stupid then...

[hano]

Because it can't.

It has a washing machine CPU. So much for the teh 8 GDDR5 RAM

[porkChop]

Because they're using that processing power to have better physics instead. This is a Stealth game. It's very slow paced. 30fps won't make any difference here, but better physics will. The problem with 30fps this gen was that most games struggled to maintain a solid 30fps, sometimes dipping to 20 or lower.

[MikeyDucati1]

I don't see the big deal about this game. I played the first one on Xbox, I'm almost fell asleep. And before anybody begins some "COD is messing up the industry" rant...just stop it. I have more games that I play besides COD and the genre varies from game to game.

[LightofDarkness]

No, you played Deadly Shadows, an attempted revitalization. Thief and Thief II were PC titles back in the 90s, which enjoy a pretty great reputation among critics and fans alike. It's a stealth game, you're not supposed to kill everyone (even trying that will get you killed). And I don't care if you play COD, just make sure it's not the yard stick by which you measure all others, though.

[MikeyDucati1]

Nope it wasn't my yardstick. Just didn't want others using at their yardstick against my comment. But thanks for the clarification and information.

[1nsaint]

Calm down. no one even mentioned it :p

And im pretty sure no one would randomly spit out a cod rant in reply to your comment if you left out the cod part xD

[MikeyDucati1]

I am calm. Just read my response to LightofDarkness. I just didn't want to be judged for my comment. COD is the scapegoat in various forums ya know.

[Kennytaur]

Why not do 40-45FPS? It's noticeably smoother than 30 and allows more calculations than 60.

[Studio-YaMi]

Exactly,even 45 would be acceptable for their obvious laziness ! but capping it to 30fps,what is this .. LAST GEN !?

[atreyu_-]

"what is this ..LAST GEN!?"

Lazy dev comment - check
Games getting gimped for consoles - check
bad fps - check
people making excuses for PlayStation - check

Yea its last gen.

[Wesley85]

You cant vsynch at 45fps.. Televisions work best at 30/60/120 fps and the console needs to match them frame rates. So we are left with 30/60 or 120.

[Kennytaur]

You don't have to Vsync at 40-45FPS, you cap it at slightly below the average framerate instead. TVs today can handle it just fine, films and television is 24FPS.

[jcornish]

Most tv's have a refresh rate of 50hz, 60hz or 120hz, so if the game was running at 30fps then it would be noticeable, however if it was running as close to at least 50fps that they can do then it will look wayyyy smoother and will give a better gameplay experience.

[peowpeow]

This.

On my games I like to tune the settings so that I get ~45 fps average, the trade-off is so worth it and allows for dips to go unnoticed.

Of course I always have v-sync off, hardly ever see screen tearing

[DeletedAcc]

LOL

[Arai]

They started developing the game in 2010, at that time they barely knew what the final specs of the PS4/Xbox720 would be.
If anything they were using beta/alpha dev-kits and probably still are.

http://www.vgleaks.com/play...

Nothing new really, all first wave games on any new console end up taking a hit.

[Theyellowflash30]

But even Killzone Shadow Fall will be in 30 FPS. Has nothing to do with timing or dev kits. Developers just want better graphics over faster framerate.

[Arai]

I know, I'm not debating their choices.
I just added that bit of information that MIGHT be a POSSIBLE cause for their decision.

[ijust2good]

Killzone shadow falls was running on pre 8gb gddr5 dev kit and the shock announcent of an additional Ram implemetation, we could see 30fps upgraded to 60fps but thats only if devs take there time to do so.

[cayleee]

@Ijust2good

Killzone only uses 1.5gigs of VRAM. Hence they didnt even use the 4GB originally avaialble. Giving it more RAM wont do anything.

RAM isnt used in any sort of calculations. Its just a storage medium. If there already is enough of it, giving more wont do anything.

[Pillsbury1]

Killzone = launch game. Look at launch games for ps3, they improve over time.

[Kaze88]

Also they are using modified Unreal Engine 3, atleast normal UE3 hasnt been optimized for ps4.

[LightofDarkness]

It's a bloody UE3 game and they can't hit 60FPS on a PS4? Methinks they may just not be trying hard enough...

[talisker]

I know I'm in a minority but I don't see any advantages in having more than 30 stable, non-tearing FPS. Better physics/graphics/textures and 1080p a choice for me.

[Bladesfist]

I enjoy having both ;)

[NobleRed]

There goes our 1080P 60 Frames standard.

[Theyellowflash30]

And John Carmack was right, most games will opt for 30FPS because they care more about graphics than gameplay.

[Kaze88]

Sad, but true. Also less optimizing -> loose less money for porting the game over to another platform.

[Ck1x]

I agree! Most games will either be 720p@60fps or 1080p@30fps for the better visuals... Which is why Battlefield 4 is aiming for 720p@60fps for the next consoles, all visual gains.

[BanBrother]

Yellowflash
You are correct.

So many gamers are so stupid. 60FPS is possible on the PS3 and 360 (just look at CoD). It just means that your game will most likely look like rubbish (CoD) and have low resolution (CoD).

The problem is that gamers judge games based on graphics. If you see a game that looks like ass, most gamers don't care if it runs at 120FPS because it still looks like ass. Why would a developer make a decision that would harm sales when they can just make it at 30FPS with better graphics?

So many stupid, stupud gamers who still think FPS means better graphics, when it basically means the opposite. FPs is game-play, which you can't see in a screenshot.

[tubers]

Basically what I said months ago.. got bombed with disagrees ofc.

[Coach_McGuirk]

I'm sure Carmack was ripped apart as well.

[Theyellowflash30]

He was, some people were even saying: What does this guy know, he made RAGE.

[Theyellowflash30]

The PS4 is the "perfect PC" that will run games slower than my current PC.... Don't you just love Mark Rein?

[talisker]

So your current PC was less than $500 but it runs all games at 60 FPS? I need to know where to buy that.

[cayleee]

@talisker

Check this PC out, 500usd and plays games at 1080p 60fps.

http://www.tomshardware.com...

PS4 is 9 months away. By the time it releases the same 500usd will fetch you 30-40% more power.

This one already comes with Specs that Rival or beat the PS4.

BF3 running over 60fps on this machine:

http://www.tomshardware.com...

[FATAL1TY]

thief = next gen game

skyrim, bf3, f12012 = current gen (40-50 fps)

[talisker]

If 40 FPS = 60 FPS for you, then I rest my case.

[evilsooty]

@ Fatality

'thief = next gen game
skyrim, bf3, f12012 = current gen (40-50 fps)'

Current gen/next gen is meaningless to PC gamers. The PS4 is comparable to a current decent gaming PC. Most PC gamers on present middling hardware will have no problem running these magical nextgen games on release.

[SAE]

These developers didn't say it's not easy to develope on ps4. They just don't want to do it because they are lazy and want money. It's their fault not the ps4. At least talk with reasons if you want to troll ...

Prove for disagrees : http://n4g.com/news/1225857...

CD PROJEKT RED ARE LIERS AND YOU ARE SAYING THE TRUTH. I'M SORRY..

[TheKayle1]

i hope the ps4 dont keep down the next xbox perf....would be boring

[clintos59]

Thanx to microsoft's stupid policy if games dont run & look the same on our system & now its already started for the ps4, gosh microsoft inferior hardware always gotta ruin games for us.

[fabod86]

Like in the current gen? Oh wait... ;)

[Zizi]

What? Not a necessity? Are you kidding me?! 60fps is a must, you know. ~_~"

[Tundra]

Or... how about let people choose what type of setting they wish to play with? If people want 30fps or 60fps at the expensive of graphical quality, let them choose. Put it in the options menu and boom, everyone is happy.

[Wesley85]

I wish they would do this. Give gamers the option. Less eye candy and more fps or more eye candy and less fps. I think if they looked at the results of which option was most selected I think 90% of gamers would choose graphics and physics over 60fps.

[SAE]

It will depend on the gameplay. If it need it i will sacrifice the graphics. However, i don't think the developers will give us that because reviewers will take advantage of it and do what ever they want. If the reviewer hate the game he will play on low settings and say the graphics sucks. lol...

[Bladesfist]

The graphics options will go from low - bullshots (60fps to 6fps)

[tubers]

they'll end up having a harder time polishing each option.. console gamers are used to 30 FPS anyway..

[atreyu_-]

"how about let people choose what type of setting they wish to play with"

So buy a PC?

[peowpeow]

No it's actually a cool idea. Not able to change advanced settings but have the 2 options. 30 or 50 (50 is still pretty damn smooth)

[RazMaTaz0121]

Why not try and do what Bioshock did, and have a frame lock, which can be disabled for higher frame rate? I would prefer a 60FPS game but no its not a deal breaker, so long as the game is great.

[seanpitt23]

If I don't get 1080p at 60fps with ps4 then iam done with it they promised us that this gen next gen should be easy to pull it off. Just how weak are the GPU and CPU in the ps4 if they cannot manage 60fps without it interfering with the physics then that saddens me or is it just laziness on the developers part I hope it is because we are going to be stuck with the ps4 for 8 years to come

[zebramocha]

Pcs are not magic,they don't stay constant 60 fps or above,unless the games is not demanding or they tinker with the setting.

[FanMan]

lol who promised you that! I swear, ever since pc gamers came around touting 60fps that is all you guys think about. I knew next gen wouldn't be 60fps as a standard and does it bother me? not one bit. I bet if it wasn't for pc gamers most console gamers wouldn't even think about it. Most pc players only tout that stiff because they either are insecure or have an inferiority complex.

[mrmancs]

hmmm buy a sub par pc conversion of a game or a ps4 optimized 1080p 60fps? Think i will walk on by this lazy conversion.

[headblackman]

I'm not even a big PlayStation fan an know that this is some bull. the ps4 is more than capable of doing 1080p and 60fps at the same time while using an older or a newer engine of any sort. this is just pure laziness right here. I hope that this will be corrected before the release of the game and not apparent with any other game for PS 4 or the next Xbox. this is something I'd expect on the Wii u.

[ChronoJoe]

30 FPS seems perfectly suitable for a slow-paced stealth game. You'd hardly notice any difference. I mean it's not got much fast motion, so.

[fsfsxii]

Performance over visuals, sorry, but i won't buy this game because these devs don't deserve my money, not because i hate the game, but because of the lazy port, if they're that lazy to optimize the game, then why port it??

[vandal GAB]

The PS4 has PC style architecture so the Porting from PC isn't the problem. You need to be blaming Sony for there PS4 Development tooling or just face facts that the PS4 isn't the power house you are expecting.

[fsfsxii]

What are you saying??!
He said he is capable of making the game run on 60 FPS, but he is just lazy
Also, the UE3 engine is very old so how do you explain that?

[EffectO]

I blame tablet CPU.

[Bathyj]

God I think I'm already sick of next gen.

[kevnb]

Not surprised.

[coolmast3r]

UE3-powered game on PS4 and still 30FPS? I can't believe this.

[worldwidegaming]

falling into this BS "30fps" is enough crap.
There is no point to this next gen.
Lets just call it half a generation up.
They might even refresh the consoles like they do cellphones
and we get a faster model in a few years,lol.

[EditorAtGNG]

You'd think next-gen would finally utilize 60 fps. Giant leap my ass... and to think they all praised the hardware's capabilities until it made us sick with it. All for what?

I am in no way fan of graphics over gameplay but shouldn't that leap in horsepower justify 60 fps (since we had it on PC since, well, 10 years now)?

[sandman224]

Wow! Next gen and were still at 30 fps. That's bull crap! I want a smoth experiance not a choppy one there puts strain on my eyes while playing on a big tv.

[ninjahunter]

Sooo... "unoptimized" is the new throw around word for the month...

Completely standard architecture with many choices in parts to prevent bottlenecking, a power level that game devs have been playing with on pc for several years now, and a dev that knows what their doing....

X_X suure why not. Ive heard worse excuses.
"you got my daughter pregnant!"
"it was an accident, i swear!"

[Jdoki]

The best thing this dev could have done is just shut up about the frame rate cap. Best focus on the important things.. like game play.

Then let the fanboys argue over FPS and resolution after release.

[GiantFriendlyCrab]

"I don't want to put pressure on the team if it looks the same" well of course. how many ps4 consoles have been sold, 0. PC is more relevant right now for next gen.

[RedDeadLB]

As long as it's a rock solid 30fps, I don't mind.

[Jek_Porkins]

So what exactly is the point of next generation if we still get 30fps? I mean call me crazy, but every single game next gen should run 1080p and 60fps.

Next gen is barely here and I cant stand the excuses.....if you tell me the only difference between the two gens is an extra 10,000 polygons, I might skip it for a while...sheesh.

[CaulkSlap]

30/60fps has nothing to do with next gen. Any game on PS3/360 could be designed to be 60fps. It has always been just a balance between visual effects and how many frames of it can be rendered per second. I have a $1500 gaming PC and regularly play games in the 30-40fps range. I could turn down visual settings and have it running 100+ fps on low. It's just a balancing act between looking as good as possible and running smoothly. With set console hardware specs most developers aim to maximize visuals at a stable 30fps. There is a direct ratio between visual quality and frames per second rendered. That will never change.

[landog]

you have a $1500 pc that only runs games 30-40??

are you using eyefinity

is it 7 years old......is it from some awful over priced place like alienware>>

my pc was $1200 1 year ago

its runs 95% of everything at 60+ frames

I don't think there is a game alive that is cannot play at near 60 or more

[DivineAssault]

Its using UE3! why wouldnt it be 60FPS?? It makes a difference & i dont care what anyone says about it different!

[LAWSON72]

I called that it would only run almost as well as pc if it ran at half the frames. It looks like that 8gb gddr5 is so magical that it doesnt magically make it run at 60 fps. If you want any game to run pretty much maxed out on pc at 30 fps it would only require a $500 pc maybe even less, but my bad you need $3000 to run a game on pc i forgot

[Npugz7]

Pure laziness from the developer!

[hano]

So much for the PS4 power..hahaha.

It can't handle last gen games at 60 FPS...

Also, the Unreal Engine 4 demo showed how it can't even keep up with a 680GTX. I thought Sony fans hailed it to outperform high end PC's with teh 8 GB GDDR5 RAM.

[GiantFriendlyCrab]

this game will sellt alot more on PC when ps4 comes out, no wonder the game director dont want to pressure his team.

[cyhm3112]

most of the games this run at 30fps anyway, don't see what the problem is.

[pissed999]

Not much diffrence from the pc.... lols.
Biggest laugh i'v had all day suckers.

[givemeshelter]

If you want games running at 60fps@1080p or above with all the eye candy...Buy a gaming PC. Problem solved.
The PS4 and the Xbox720 have plenty of ram for a console, HOWEVER RAM does not determine everything. There has been so much focus on the 8GB DDR5 Ram on the PS4 and no one seems to notice that the CPU/GPU inside the PS4 is low to mid range by today's standards. RAM ALONE does not MAKE the system have better graphics OR Frame rates.
If this were the case, then my "old" gaming rig back in 2003 which I gave to my kids now running ATI's 9700PRO with Windows 7 should be able to play Crysis on max then at 60 fps as that rig has 16Gigs of Ram inside. Guess what? It can't.
It's not all about RAM people. You fell for the massive marketing or hype on RAM alone. It's a combination of many things. CPU/GPU/RAM and system Bandwidth just to name a few...
If you think this is not the case, you're going to be GREATLY disappointed with these upcoming consoles.

[LAWSON72]

You are right about more ram not equaling better graphics for the most part it would just have more memory to eliminate load times. I dont think you realize that there is a bit of a difference between vram for the gpu and the cpu's ram. The impressive thing about the ps3 is that it has 8gb of gddr5 ram, primarily used for gpus, which your old 9700 pro probably has less than 1/4 gb of ddr. Your 16gb ram is primarily for the cpu and does nothing for game performance because it is not shared with the gpu.

[givemeshelter]

I know the difference ;-)
GDDR5 Ram is great for GPU's but is higher in latency then GDDR3 and the reason CPU's for PC's do not use GDDR5 and use GDDR3.
GPU's benefit from LARGE amounts of bandwidth and GDDR5 gives you this.
Still you are correct regarding the PS4 use of GDDR5 and the amount, however that does not make UP for the fact that the GPU is still a mid to low range GPU. That's like putting 8GB of DDR5 on 2 year old GPU...you get great bandwidth...but it's still old.
There will be a lot of dissapointed people this upcoming console generation when the majority of "graphic" intensive games are still running at 30fps.
That 8Gb of DDR5 is shared for the GPU and CPU.
The CPU and GPU inside the PS4 and the upcoming Xbox720 is still considered by today's standards mid-range to low end.
What I am saying is, don't expect to see most games running 60fps with FSAAx8 or Ansiotropic Filtering near max running at 1080p like ost PC games at that frame rate. You wont see it happen in a lot of cases with the hardware inside the Xbox720 or PS4.
I think people are putting too much stock into the RAM and bypassing the actual muscle of the system. The CPU/GPU.

[ARESWARLORD]

what a joke, all next gen games should be locked at 60fps

[KrimsonKody]

Ok;
Leeet's go back for a moment & look at the launch of the PS3.
It released with all types of cool, advanced features for its time; 4 usb's, backwards compatibility, etc., but what happened? "Gamers" all cried "aargh, it's too costly for a 'console', it's not worth the cost, etc.". SO, Sony had to scale back to appease the masses.
& now it begins again with cries of no 4k, no 60fps, 1080i, etc., & how a console "could never measure up to an high-end PC. The truth of the matter is that consoles are more than capable of being just as powerful as an PC. What if Sony gave you everything, all the features everyone desires, how much would that console cost? $700-$900? How affordable would it be? But more importantly, how much $ would Sony lose from the consumers who are looking for something less costly?

It comes down to basic business;
The companies distribute what the "masses" can afford.
If you buy a drink & you want extra milk, strawberries, etc., you have to pay extra for that! The extras is not, in no way, owed to you. You want it, you pay. The seller is already giving you what they feel their item is worth at the value that they charge.
& it's the same science for games.

Just take a look at DLC...
Same concept.

[Rubberlegs]

So not many people PC game here? Its no different on the PC with the current latest games unless your running something very high end.
I run single 7970 and with games like Tomb Raider and Crysis 3 maxed at 1080 I only average out 40-50fps. I could easily drop down some of its visuals or resolution to get 60fps but maxing those games and trying to get a solid 60fps you need something even more high end (7990, 690, or a Titan) or a dual gpu setup.

[CaulkSlap]

Seriously. It is just blowing my mind how ignorant these people are about what frames per second even means. 60fps is not a magical feature you turn off and on. You either get lower fps with more effects or higher fps with less. PC gamers adjust settings to get the best visuals with a playable framerate. I could play everything at 100+fps on low settings. With a set console hardware spec the developers aim for a sweet spot and to most of them that's 30fps.

[peowpeow]

That's alright though, there's usually a setting (HBAO, DoF etc.) that is not noticeable in the slightest yet has a huge fps impact. Sometimes tuning shader or shadows from ultra to high does the trick too

[Coach_McGuirk]

honeymoon over already?

[givemeshelter]

Nope...Just reality sitting in LOL

[aLiEnViSiToR]

LOL that's a lie and they know it :]

[bobacdigital]

It cracks me up when I see people say "The ps4 will run future and current gen games at 1080p with 30 fps... But a PC wont be able to do that because the tech ages faster than game development...."

If you are using 1080p @ 30 fps AS the barometer of what is good and "Next gen" than you obviously haven't gamed on a gaming rig that runs games at 1080p @ 60fps with eye candy on.....

EVEN 3 to 4 years from now a good gaming rig could run any next gen game at 1080p @ 30 fps..... PC GAMERS benchmark games as being playable when they are above 60fps at native resolution... you dont realize how slow 30fps is until you get a good gaming rig and play all your games above or at 60fps.

Another thing to take under consideration ... PC games have way more advanced graphical options to turn on ... On an old PC you could juggle the eye candy between medium and high to achieve playable FPS...

[Neonridr]

if it's capped at 30fps then you would hope it would be 1080p at least.

[Erdrick]

want the option to use high graphics and low frame rate, or low graphics at high frame rate, or high everything? pc would be the way to go...

[Blacklash93]

Why do people act like 30FPS is unplayable? It's perfectly functional. Ask any console player.

[SonyAddict]

I buy a next gen system to play next gen games so I will miss out on thief sadly!.

[pete007]

ps4,ps4, the only thing not outdated will be the plastic case

[SonyAddict]

Go away PC freak!.

[pete007]

since when do we, the upper ones,take orders from you, apu in a box with a disc drive and a tv output, who think youre riddind a missile?
i´m here to stay and LOL over you, your avatar says it all, sony freak. return to your LBP games or PSASBRoyalle, or worse, suit yourself

[adonisisfree]

its a stealth game, why would it need to run at 60 frames? Most of your time will be spent sneaking and moving slow, 60 frames wouldn't be done justice .

[CaulkSlap]

Why do you people think fps has anything to do with hardware capability? With set hardware specs you either set a goal for higher fps or add more visual effects. You can make any high end PC hardware chug to 10-20fps by cranking resolution and effects to absurd levels in a new game. Or have an older game absolutely maxed settings running at 200+ fps. It's just about finding the sweet spot and most developers consider that to be 30fps. Allows for the best visuals possible while still running smoothly.

It just baffles me why you people can't understand that this is just a constant factor in game development. Any game last gen could have been 60fps if they stripped some things out of it.

[wishingW3L]

let's just give developers the space to make the games however they want.

[ThreshStar]

Wow, I think we're FINALLY going to see the impending economic disaster impending on the video game industry.

Let me explain...

At this point, publishers and developers can make millions of dollars off of a single Triple A-status video game. HOWEVER...the overhead costs, development cycle, parts/labor, advertising, distribution fees, etc. are making even million-dollar successes become failures.

I'm willing to bet a LOT of money the reason why they're doing 30 FPS instead of 60 FPS is exactly that - "Due to necessity". They don't see the value and overall cost-benefit analysis by making the prettiest, most optimized game for the PS4.

I'm not saying the PS4 couldn't be a technical marvel, but a lot of you PS4 enthusiasts are forgetting to ask 1 simple question:

Will publishers/developers have the economic resources to actually UTILIZE these new advances? Or have we hit the point where the video game industry is no longer sustainable on "developing the best"?

[imchuckbass]

I've been saying this all along. The extra power will go on textures and physics

If you want it all - textures, physics, high frame rate, and a high resolution - your ONLY option is a gaming pc

Its foolish to think that little black box you bought from GameStop for $300 could be capable of all that.

I say blame your tablet CPU, horrible choice that will bottleneck mostly of your games for years to come.

[Rhythmattic]

Love how here its become a PC thread...

PC fanboys beat down console gamers with nothing but specs and open mods to certain games... Do they ever realise we agree?

But for gods sake dont hate on console exclusives you will either never play nor want to , just as When i play a PC game Maxed out, it ends up being ...Bland.....No mods, no graphics can save it..... But 1 - DayZ

There is many an exclusive games only available on consoles , which havent been realeased on a win/osx/linux platform...And beleieve it or not, there is some absolute gold!!!

I play on all platforms, but no matter what tent put yourself in, the problem is your missing exploring the camp. grounds.

Interestigly most the PC dudes goal I know is to overclock to play the game , that always was, but with better res and fps.....

The console guys just want to know what time your on to throw a bit on love lead online...

[imchuckbass]

It's funny how 1080p 60fps was really important to the fanboys on here, until they realised they weren't gonna get it

Some of the excuses on here are hilarious

[WickedLester]

Not really sure why so many are hung up on a frame rate. For certain genres like racing, sports, fighting games, etc. Yes I can understand why 60fps is important. However cinematic type 3rd person games like Thief, Assassins Creed, Tomb Raider, GTA, Resident Evil, Uncharted, Metal Gear, etc I don't really see the importance of it. As long as the frame rate is smooth and doesn't fluctuate I don't see the big deal.

[FreakdoutKid]

i really was expecting 60 fps games next gen..but it looks disaster right from the start

[Holeran]

Lets get to reality. It is either the developer doesn't want to spend the extra time to code it correctly to the PS4 hardware or it is the learning curve of dealing with an APU instead of basic pc tech, which in reality it is pc tech but different just the same. To say PS4 can't run it at 60fps is just being foolish.

[iizMonterZ_]

Games doesnt even look all that.. I saw it and thought assassins creed.

[Modestmex]

60fps its a huge difference! hate playing games at 30fps.

[FlyingFoxy]

Should've been obvious from the beginning and all i've been saying.

Even high end PC cards do not keep 60fps (as a constant) it can drop as low as 20-30 on the minimum fps scale even @ 1080p for some newer games, this is how it's always been and it kind of sucks because i've owned high end cards a couple of times on or just after release and there is ALWAYS a handful of games that still run crap even on them.

Personally i feel games need to be better optimized on PC, paying so much for an expensive card that can't run some games fully on release is a joke really.

I always go overkill on graphics cards for certain games because it keeps a much better framerate even in intense parts. But for some games this is not an option because the game is too demanding/not well enough optimized for even that, and so you end up waiting 2 years for a card to play it well enough at a constant 60fps or so.. pfft

[Qrphe]

1080p@30fps was to become the standard, if you keep on arguing for or against it, you've been beating a dead horse or just wanna "troll" (more like sh*tpost).

[Many-hat5]

What was the resolution again? So it's 30fps and what? 720p, 1080p couldn't find that bit. Personally,720p 60fps AND the physics seems the best compromise to me. I must admit I don't expect high end PC graphics, but at the moment is doesn't sound much up from PS3. Remember, this is basically PC architecture we're talking, so the learning curve argument will only get you so much credibility before something starts to stink.I was kind of hoping 720p 60fps for complex games and 1080p 60fps as a standard for next gen. 60fps is always better and always noticeable IMHO,regardless of game genre. To say it isn't necessary may be true, but 60fps ,better, it certainly is.

[xtreampro]

As far as I know not a single dev has the final dev kits and on top of that no one has fully optimized their engines for the PS4, and besides Sony's target is for every game to run at 1080p/30fps or 1080p60fps.

How could you die hard Sony fanboys not know that? have you even been paying attention?

Perhaps you guys miss this:

"Other PS4 games, including Guerrilla's first-person shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall, also appear to be targeting 30fps."

I guess GG are lazy as well because KZ:SF also runs at 30fps or did you guys chose to ignore that?.

[devilhunterx]

PC trolls got no games to play.

[Kristof111]

? The problem is there should be a minimum frames per second in general !

Please dont let games come down like under 30!
Like the Last Generation Consoles Did sometimes!

MINIMUM 30 FPS FOR EVERY GAME ! VOTE FOR IT!

[kingduqc]

Consoles guys are funny.

"Graphics doesn't matter it's all about gameplay"

"graphics>60 fps"

How retarded can they be.

[BEZZ]

Yes, cool game! ;)

[esemce]

I want a minimum of 60fps @720p from the PS4 or I will just stick with the PC and get a PS4 after it becomes cheaper.

[landog]

30 frames is fine if consistant, what i want to know is what is the native resolution

1080p, 900p, 820p, what is the native res?

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

60fps, IMO, it's something only necessary in a face-paced game. So action games, racing games, sports games, shooters. Otherwise, I think a stable framerate that's lower is much better.

[imchuckbass]

Are you honestly trying to suggest that 30fps is better than 60fps?

I don't think you even know what fps means

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

I'm suggesting a stable frame rate is better than an unstable one. And that some games don't NEED 60fps. I'm well aware what frames are. I think your reading comprehensions needs a check though.

[CoryHG]

next gen already failing. all this could be done now.

[MRMagoo123]

oh no 30fps the ps4 is dooooooooomed dooooooooooooooooooooomed i tell ya /s jeez ppl get of MS d1ck and get over it.

[RE_L_MAYER]

The hell is this sony...why announce a new console if that bitch cant even run better specs (I mean a little better im not asking for god damn 3d holograms)
You gotta be ashamed of yourself sony-60 fps is a must have otherwise dont show us something we already got

[Siren30]

Pc fanboys will have you believe you can buy a super computer for less than $500 that will run every game at max settings for years without upgrades.

[Sy_Wolf]

As long as it stays firmly planted at 30 with not a single dropped frame with v-sync enabled with lots of AA I suppose it's acceptable.

[DJ]

I'm cool with that. Most games are 30 FPS anyway.

[4logpc]

Reminds me of the DMC debate of 30 vs 60.

What I dont understand is that developers claim that 30 frames is their target and thats the game they are creating, but then the PC version comes out and it runs at 60 frames. There isn't any reason why a developer cant cap the frame rate on PC. If they truly are making the game in 30 frames because its aids the game, then every version should be the same.

[memots]

really ? 215 comments about a games being 30frame per second.

Seriously i doubt that most people commenting here are even aware of the technicality of it all. It seriously does not mean much if the game runs at a constant frane rate with no slow down.

Racing game or shooters its negligible.

[urwifeminder]

Not at all suprised about this dont know why other people are so bitter about it next gen lol.

[sharkraiden0]

First of all Consoles never gonna reach 60fps with maximum graphics settings that cannot be because it would be look idiot the first console games would run 60 fps but after 5 year the games only could run 25-30fps.But i Don't care about 60fps 30fps is totally fine for Consoles in the PS1,PS2 era nobody cared about how much fps he can reach gamers played games because it was good. Today gamers only care about idiot 60fps and supergraphics.If you want 60 fps buy PC or buy 600hz plasma/100hzLED/LCD and ps4 if you turn on 600hz the picture will be faster, similar to 60fps. I tried with my PS3 and PC but on PC (V-Sync+only 30fps is exactly was same as 60fps and its awesome.

[SonyAddict]

@pete007
Why are you trolling in a PlayStation article?
PC is that way----->